The West needs to improve its relations with Russia, but this is only possible if the situation in Ukraine changes, said Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov in an interview with the German newspaper Welt. “In the long run, we must weaken tensions between the West and Russia and strengthen co-operation with it. Of course, the …
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The Criminal Council of the Organized Crime and Corruption Department within Basic Court Skopje 1 has rejected Friday the appeals of Nikola Gruevski and his defense lawyers, thus confirming the judge’s verdict, under which the former PM and leader of the VMRO-DPMNE party should report to the prison in Skopje to serve a two-year sentence. …
Zdravko Saveski Political scientist and member of Levica The World Bank announced that Macedonia is on the tenth place in the world according to the advantage of doing business in the country. To understand how exciting it is, perhaps it’s best to draw a parallel with FIFA’s rankings. If Macedonia was currently the tenth football …
Erol Rizaov Immediately after the great victory in the 2006 parliamentary election, Nikola Gruevski, still not an official prime minister, spoke of his dream in front of the Macedonian public. His speech in Trnovo has long been faded and forgotten since his vision for Macedonia quickly disappeared, as did his dream. Then, the young man …
The way you treat MPs from the party that voted for constitutional changes is unacceptable. It’s good that you don’t block the Assembly, but it’s not good that you are walking the road to isolation. You need to show that you really are for the EU and NATO. These are the main messages that the …
VMRO sister parties to Mickoski: You need to change your behavior! Read More »
Merkel’s announced departure from the leading position in her party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), will inevitably bring changes in the perception of official Berlin towards the Western Balkans. Whether it will be a dramatic deviation or cautious distancing, we will have to wait for the December CDU Congress and the election of the new …
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The Parliament will hold Thursday a session over the motion for termination of the MP mandate of former prime minister Nikola Gruevski for the purpose of serving a two-year prison sentence over Special Prosecutor’s Office case ‘Tank’. The Parliament’s Committee on Rules of Procedures and Mandatory-Immunity Issues endorsed Wednesday the motion by majority of votes. …
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MP Emilija Aleksandrova met with EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn and MEP David McCalister in Helsinki. Aleksandrova told Nezavisen Vesnik that at the meetings they discussed the importance and perspective of Macedonia towards the European Union, and in that direction it was pointed out that they would have the support of the MPs who advocate …
Excluded VMRO-DPMNE MP Aleksandrova for Nezavisen Vesnik: We have the support of the EPP Read More »
Great meeting, tweeted early Thursday Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn after a brief discussion with a delegation of the VMRO-DPMNE reformers, represented by Petar Bogojeski, MP Emilija Aleksandrova and former minister Nikola Todorov, who were recently excluded from the party. The three take part at the European People’s Party (EPP) …
Hahn: I applaud VMRO-DPMNE reformers’ courage in voting for the Prespa Agreement Read More »
Aleksandar Nikoloski Vice President of VMRO-DPMNE Each political party tends to come to power in order to implement its policies, create new projects, open new jobs, raise the people’s living standard and implement state policies. The goal of each political party is to create a better life for citizens and to implement state strategic policies …
They change the name and they impoverish the people Read More »
The official VMRO-DPMNE four, led by President Hristijan Mickoski, will receive an unexpected escort at the European People’s Party (EPP) congress in Helsinki, where a candidate for president of the European Commission is to be elected. The EPP’ President Joseph Daul, sent a personal invitation to the reforming wing, led by Kostadin Bogdanov and Petar …
The Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia (ASNOM) remains in the Constitution’s Preamble and will be mentioned twice instead of once, said Government Spokesperson Mile Bosnjakovski on Wednesday. Bosnjakovski also referred to the national anthem, saying there will be no interventions in its text. Spokesman Muamed Hoxha said the Government is not mulling …
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The Parliament’s Committee on Rules of Procedures and Mandatory-Immunity Issues endorsed by majority of votes the court’s motion for termination of the MP mandate of Nikola Gruevski for the purpose of serving a two-year prison sentence over Special Prosecutor’s Office case dubbed Tank. VMRO-DPMNE MPs abandoned the session, claiming it is a political process not …
VMRO-DPMNE will take part in the commission’s debate on the draft amendments on constitutional changes that begins today. The opposition believes that this way they will get another chance to expose the proposals of the government, which, as they say, are allowing other things that have not been discussed before to pass. Coordination meetings of …
Micevski: Everything that is Macedonian can be erased with one amendment Read More »
Aneta Dimovska “If there was no Macedonia, democracy would have been forced to create it for the good of the Balkans” – Petar Pop Arsov Most often, when two people will find themselves in a certain difficult state, they naturally, and in accordance with the psychological characteristics, affinities and knowledge, will be assigned to a …
After the completion of the reform of the communications monitoring system, through the establishment of the Operational and Technical Agency, effective since November 1, three models for reforming the security-intelligence system in accordance with the recommendations of Reinhard Priebe are currently part of a wider expert debate. The Security and Counter-Intelligence Directorate and the Intelligence …
Services to be separated from crime and politics Read More »
Sanja Naumovska The high values of PM 10 particles did not wait for the low temperatures, nor did the heating season come to full realization. The polluted air slowly, but surely, becomes our everyday life, and we are aware that it will only get worse. Health organizations have already identified toxic air as a silent …
In a joint press conference delivered with the President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, Austrian chancellor, Sebastian Kurz has also spoken about the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia in Brussels concerning the idea for border correction. Kurz said that Austria will accept any agreement which will be reached between the two states, including the idea for …
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EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn in the interview with Die Welt said that 2025 was a realistic date for EU accession of new members from the Western Balkans, but only if membership requirements were met prior to joining. “The date 2025 is indicative, but if the implementation of the reforms is intensified, it is rather realistic. …
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Erol Rizaov The conflict between ignorance and emotions among Macedonian patriots is a garden of Eden for harvesting poisonous fruits. Today’s big concern is the fate of the decisions of ASNOM, especially in the part that is unfeasible. Yesterday’s creators of the marginalization of the anti-fascist struggle and the PLW and the well-known anti-communists are …
